Understanding Batik
Although many experts who express opinions about the sense of batik, but they have the same goal in different expressions.
Mentioned by Yudoseputro (2000: 98) that batik means yaang image is written on the cloth using the night as well the media cover batik cloth. In addition, an art expert suggests that the art of batik is an Indonesian national culture results of high value. Because it is only fitting enhanced and developed (Widodo, 1983: 1).
As for a book that said that batik is a material made of textiles and clothing for the purposes of completeness of everyday life. Textiles are made with a technique or process for clothing these batik, a fabric garment, home decoration, and other equipment which are all meant to adorn.
History of Batik in Indonesia
Batik Art fertile live in Indonesia, known by the whole society. When we compare what we know today batik with batik tens of years ago, not so much change, whether material, manner or tone. Nature is what causes the batik art is easy to learn, from generation to generation (Widodo, 1982: 2).
Regarding the origin of Batik Indonesia, there are some opinions:
Viewed from the History of Culture
Prof. Dr. RM Sutjipto Wirjosuparta stated that prior to the entry of Indian culture of Indonesian people are familiar with techniques to make batik cloth (Widodo, 1983: 2).
Judging from the design process batikdan "Loax-resist tehnique"
Prof. Dr. Alfred Steinmann noted that:
  1. There has been a kind of batik in Japan in the Nara dynasty called "Ro-Kechr", in China in the T'ang dynasty, in Bangkok and the Eastern Turkestan.Batik design of these areas is generally patterned geometric, Indonesian batik is more variations. Batik from South India (new start was made in 1516 in Palekat and Gujarat) is a kind of batik cloth painting of the famous wax batik Palekat name. The development of batik India reached its peak in 17-19 century.
  2. The regions in Indonesia that is not influenced Indian culture, there is also batik production, for example in Toraja, Sulawesi, Papua and Sumatra.
  3. There is no equation with ornaments ornaments Indonesian batik batik India. For example: in India there is no tumpal, tree life, caruda, and isen-isen cece and sawut.
Judging from history
Both Prof. M. Yamin and Prof. Dr. RM Sutjipto Wirjosuparta, argued that the batik in Indonesia has existed since the era of Sriwijaya, China in the Sung or T'ang dynasty (Century 7-9). Batik-producing towns, among others: Pekalongan, Solo, Yogyakarta, Lasem, Banyumas, Purbalingga, Solo, Cirebon, Tasikmalaya, Tulunggagung, Roxburgh, Jakarta, Tegal, Indramayu, Ciamis, Garut, Kebumen, Purworejo, Klaten, Boyolali, Sidoarjo , Mojokerto, Gresik, Holy, and Wonogiri (Widodo, 1983: 2-3).
History of batik is expected starting in prehistoric times in the form prabatik and achieve its development process in the days of Hindu. In accordance with the Hindu era of environmental art and culture batik art is artwork Palace. With bakuan tradition that continued in the days of Islam. The results have been achieved in the time of Hindus, both technically and aesthetically, in the days of Islam developed and updated with new elements (Yudaseputro, 2000: 97).

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